Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Teacher Under Rehbar-e-Taleem Scheme: Meena Sharma vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Appointment, Delay in Challenge, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Eligibility Criteria, Judges, Regularization, Rehbar-e-Taleem Scheme, Service Law, Village Level Committee

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Teacher Under Rehbar-e-Taleem Scheme: Meena Sharma vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appointment made under the Rehbar-e-Taleem (RET) Scheme can be challenged after a significant delay, especially when the appointee has been regularized and the initial selection process involved a combined list for two adjacent […]

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Supreme Court clarifies criteria for Permanent Secondment in DGQA: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Sameer Singh (2 December 2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Criteria for Permanent Secondment in DGQA: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Sameer Singh (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: 2 December 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 9143 / 2019 (@ Special Leave Petition (Civil) No(s). 25611 of 2018) Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can an employer use criteria for

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Supreme Court Directs Fresh Review of Tamil Nadu Pay Scales: Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers vs. Government of Tamil Nadu (28 November 2019)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, D. Murugesan, Government Employees, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Natural Justice, Pay Scales, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Directs Fresh Review of Tamil Nadu Pay Scales: Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers vs. Government of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can reduce the pay scales of its employees after initially granting them higher pay based on the recommendations of a pay commission. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (28 November 2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Reservation Policy, Service Law, Single Post Reservation

Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reservation policies apply to single posts within a cadre. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019

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Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (28 November 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether new recruitment rules apply to ongoing selection processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Assam Public Service Commission & Ors. vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28

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Supreme Court Modifies Regularization Benefits for Entomologists: North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs. Harleen Kaur & Ors. (2019)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Monetary Benefits, Regularization, Service Law, Service Law with State of Karnataka v Umadevi

Supreme Court Modifies Regularization Benefits for Entomologists: North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs. Harleen Kaur & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in directing the Municipal Corporation to provide monetary benefits to the employees from 2008, after directing regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs. Harleen Kaur

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Supreme Court Quashes Reversion Order for Town Planner Due to Lack of Hearing: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation vs. Jayant Kharwadkar (2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 with Section 455(i), Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Principles of Natural Justice, Reversion of Employee, Right to be Heard, Service Law

Supreme Court Quashes Reversion Order for Town Planner Due to Lack of Hearing: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation vs. Jayant Kharwadkar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a municipal corporation can revert an employee from their promoted position without providing them an opportunity to be heard. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation vs. Jayant S/O Sarvottamrao

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Postal Misconduct Case: Union of India vs. Udai Bhan Singh (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Postal Misconduct Case: Union of India vs. Udai Bhan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a disciplinary inquiry is vitiated by non-supply of documents and delay in proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India vs. Udai Bhan Singh Judgment Date: 21 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 21

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Supreme Court Overrules N.R. Parmar on Seniority: Direct Recruits vs. Promotees in Manipur Police Service (2019)

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Supreme Court Overrules N.R. Parmar on Seniority: Direct Recruits vs. Promotees in Manipur Police Service (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of inter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees in the Manipur Police Service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K. Meghachandra Singh & Ors. vs. Ningam Siro & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 November 2019 Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Selection Process for IAS: Baidyanath Yadav vs. Aditya Narayan Roy (2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Appointment to Civil Services, Indian Administrative Service, Judges, Judicial Review, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Selection Process for IAS: Baidyanath Yadav vs. Aditya Narayan Roy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of judicial review in the selection process for non-State Civil Service officers to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). CASE TYPE: Service Law, Appointment to Civil Services. Case Name: Baidyanath Yadav vs. Aditya Narayan Roy & Ors. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Upholds UPSC Selection Process for IAS Promotions: Union Public Service Commission vs. Jawahar Santhkumar (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds UPSC Selection Process for IAS Promotions: Union Public Service Commission vs. Jawahar Santhkumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in interfering with the Selection Committee’s assessment of candidates for promotion to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion to IAS Case Name: Union Public Service

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power to Re-Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings: Hari Niwas Gupta vs. State of Bihar (2019)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 311, Disciplinary Proceedings, Fundamental Rights, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Judicial Service, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power to Re-Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings: Hari Niwas Gupta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can re-initiate disciplinary proceedings against judicial officers after a previous dismissal order was set aside for lack of recorded reasons, and whether the High Court or the Governor is the competent

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